SANDA Episode 11: Release Date and Everything We Need to Know

SANDA Episode 11 comes with the hard truth to hit hard about non-stop fighting and fighting. All the damage Sanda has taken over the years has all caught up with him and ends up getting to Sanda in his fight against Namatame on the old festival grounds. On the other hand, Ono is having a major health problem. It's a transformation no one saw.

SANDA Episode 11 drops on Saturday, December 14, 2025, at 1:53 AM JST on MBS. This episode marks a change where Sanda not only has to face an enemy outside but also the damage done to his body. Meanwhile, the group separated, who are friends of Sanda, are going through their own personal issues.

For fans in different time zones, the release translates to December 13, 2025, at 12:53 PM EST and 9:53 AM PST in North America. European audiences can watch on December 13 at 6:53 PM GMT. Australian viewers will see the episode in the early afternoon hours of December 14.

The series will only be available through Amazon Prime Video worldwide, so if you have a Prime subscription, the only thing you'll need to pay for SANDA Episode 11 is your monthly subscription.

What Can You Expect from SANDA Episode 11?

SANDA Episode 11 amps up the drama on the desolate coming-of-age ceremony site. After the violent outburst of Namatame (Kamatari's) earlier, causing everyone attending the festival to scatter, the area became really quiet and dark. While sitting alone, consuming Yakisoba, Namatame has Sanda appear in front of her.

Sanda's resolve is to approach Namatame as if he were a child instead of an ultimate adult threat, therefore engaging in combat with Namatame. However, his body starts to weaken due to the strain of all the numerous fights he has had before this situation. There is now a race against time and his own limits.

The SANDA Episode 11 will explore how much farther Sanda can go before he gives out totally. After taking care of the kids while fighting adults during this entire series, all the damage that Sanda has taken during that time crashes down on him. Add that with Sanda's declining state of health, and you have more urgency to what is already a very high-tension situation.

What Happened in SANDA Episode 10?

Episode 10 was set during the youth peak ceremony, where fifteen-year-olds are welcomed into adulthood. The festival atmosphere hid the tension building between multiple storylines during this time. During this episode, Nico Kazao took Sanda's first kiss from her while she breathed in the twilight, which contradicted the Santa myth.

The actual kiss moment was an important moment for character growth, as instead of doing what the myth had predicted, Sanda kissed back, which showed that she chose to believe in herself over an old superstition. The scene juxtaposed Sanda's actual self with his idealized adult Santa Claus form.

Yagiuda wanted to save Sanda, so he went up against Namatame all by himself and used himself as bait to draw Namatame's sick attention away from Sanda, since Sanda was now an adult and in the prime of her life.

Things got out of hand after Sanda changed into Black Santa and turned the tables on Namatame, who was coming at her and her group of violent students all at once. Instead of fighting back, Sanda used a different tactic. He didn't want to hurt any of the kids, even though they were attacking him, so he lovingly hugged them into submission.

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The episode also featured Fuyumura and Ono reaching a breaking point in their relationship. Fuyumura walked away, leaving both characters crushed as they struggled with different fears about adulthood.

SANDA Episode 11 will shift from philosophical battles about morality to raw survival as accumulated damage threatens to end his fight permanently. And Ono's worsening condition adds urgency to an already desperate situation.

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